Barack Obama Versus Fundamentalism & Religious Sectarianism

An amazing & brave moral stance against the dogmatic prejudice of religion. A real surprise for an American politician.

"We are no longer a Christian nation."

"Folks haven't been reading the Bible."

"...universal rather than religion-specific values."

"...in a pluralistic society, we have no choice."

"...religion doesn't allow for compromise."

"Call to Renewal" Keynote -
Building a Covenant for a New America Conference - 06/28/06

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[carissa1220]

@thruthem, I took ur advice (despite having DVDs on the founding fathers and the constitution that show proven documents that it's based on Christianity) and googled our founding fathers and found nothing reliable to disprove my point...I however found this

John Adams stated, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

I never said the Constitution actual says Jesus in it but read Deuteronomy once ;-)

[thruthem]

@carissa1220 As I understand the Christian religion, it was, and is, a revelation. But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends, have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed?

-- John Adams, letter to FA Van der Kamp, December 27, 1816

[thruthem]

@carissa1220 "What havoc has been made of books through every century of the Christian era?...Have you considered that system of holy lies and pious frauds that has raged and triumphed for 1,500 years."

-- John Adams, letter to John Taylor, 1814

[thruthem]

@carissa1220 God is an essence that we know nothing of. Until this awful blasphemy is got rid of, there never will be any liberal science in the world.

-- John Adams, "this awful blashpemy" that he refers to is the myth of the Incarnation of Christ, from Ira D Cardiff, What Great Men Think of Religion

[carissa1220]

Let me just say that what u just watched is the EXACT reason this country is going to hell! First off he is referring to the Old Testament which is Old Law. Jesus gave us a new way to live when he gave his life to save ALL of us but yet we continue to crucify him over and over again and spit right in his face by denying that HE is the only way to eternal life. This country was founded upon Christianity and the Bible! Apparently our President has never actually read our constitution!

[thruthem]

@carissa1220 "As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."

-The Treaty of Tripoli - Signed by John Adams

[george77772moons]

Some things never change. All organized religions with the possible exception of Buddhism all boil down to pure evil

[afroman81290]

I love this man when he speaks.



[ZeroTheeZero]

keep religion out of state. alright, that's fine, i agree. as long as obama keeps the state out of religion. before we know it, ceasaropapism will be alive and well again.

[Megabob10]

@ClassicalFitness

We have never been a Christian nation. Half the founding fathers wouldn't stand a chance at Presidency because of their views on religion.

[iciclehalo]

United States is going Down hill

[madarame42]

@carissa1220 countries are not living our self aware. therefore they have no soul, and you need a soul to go to heaven or hell.

that being said, the founding fathers of the united states were mainly deists (which was a popular religion at that time). any other claim is based on many fallacies.

[madarame42]

@didyourmomlolz probably would only make religious people rage.

[madarame42]

@MrPaulwalrus and apparently you didn't understand a single thing about this speech.

[didyourmomlolz]

i wonder what would happen if he said god bless america at the end of the speech.

[ClassicalFitness]

Obama said it! America USED to be a Christian Nation! Take back AMERICA!